IT and cybersecurity for Manufacturers
You are held to NIST 800-171 / CMMC (DFARS) – and, like most firms your size, you are expected to meet it without anyone in-house whose job it is to own it. We run the IT and the security program so the obligation is actually covered, not just acknowledged.
Where we usually start: CMMC + ransomware + downtime.
If this sounds familiar
“If the line goes down, we’re bleeding money by the hour – and I can’t get a straight answer on whether we’re actually protected.”
Every hour of unplanned downtime is missed shipments, idle labor, and a customer who remembers it at the next contract review. Leadership feels exposed but lacks visibility into how exposed they really are.
“Boeing and the primes are telling us we have to be certified, and if we’re not, we lose the work. I don’t fully understand it, but I know it’s not optional anymore.”
The CMMC clock and prime-contractor flow-down demands are an existential, deadline-driven threat to contract eligibility – and it landed on their desk without a clear roadmap or anyone internal who can own it.
“One ransomware hit and we could be off the floor for weeks – companies like ours get targeted, and I’ve seen it happen to a competitor.”
Manufacturing’s status as a top ransomware target is no longer abstract. Leaders are losing sleep over a single incident that could halt production, breach a customer’s data, and damage hard-won supplier relationships.
Who this is for
Typical size: 50–350 employees (sweet spot 75–200), revenue $15M–$150M. If that is roughly you, the rest of this page will land.
What working with us looks like
A named team that knows your stack, monitoring and patching that happens whether or not anyone chases it, and a written security program kept current – with the evidence to back it up when a client, an auditor or an insurer asks. We report to the President/Owner + COO, not to a ticket queue.
Talk to us
Call 206-850-1496 or email mhasse@itwerx.net and we will set up a short call – no audit, no pitch deck, just a conversation about what you have and what is worrying you.